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Color Forecast Charts


US Navy Color Chart of Caribbean Wave Heights predicted:
US Navy Color Chart of Gulf of Mexico Wave Heights predicted:
Present In 12 Hrs In 24 Hrs In 36 Hrs In 48 Hrs
US Navy Color Chart of Pacific Wave Heights predicted:
For Today Tomorrow in 2 days in 3 days in 4 days  in 5 days
US Navy Color Chart of Atlantic Wave Heights predicted:
For Today Tomorrow in 2 days in 3 days in 4 days  in 5 days
NOAA Color Chart of Central America Wave Heights predicted:
For Today Tomorrow in 2 days in 3 days in 4 days
US Navy Color Chart of Gulf Stream Position & Speed (Thanks to Mark on F/V Mama June):
NOAA Ship and Bouy Weather Reports:
U Hawaii Hurricane Track Charts:

ODAS Data Buoys:

NOAA has positioned a series of buoys along U.S. coasts to provide real-time information about the sea state & weather conditions.  These data are transmitted to a facility near New Orleans, LA. 

Wind/Sea Conditions from ODAS Buoys at (Number in parenthesis is the same as on NOAA charts):
Cape Elizabeth, WA (46041) mid-Gulf of Mexico, (42001)
Yaquina Head. OR (46050) Dry Tortugas, FL (DRYF1)
Cape Mendocino, CA (46030) off-Cape Hatteras, NC (41001)
San Francisco, CA (46026) Long Island , NY (44025)
Pt. Conception, CA (46063) Nantucket Shoals, MA (44008)
Catalina Island, CA (46025) Gulf of Maine, ME (44005)
Tanner Bank, CA (46047) Jordan Basin, off Nova Scotia, Canada (44037)

Index of Other Buoy Locations: www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/wrldmap.shtml

NOAA Wavewatch III Ocean Model Data (TEMPORARILY NOT AVAILABLE)

Selected Locations for 5-day Wave/Wind Forecast (courtesy of Bouyweather.com):

Columbia River, OR Cape Mendocino, CA
San Francisco, CA Pt. Conception, CA Tanner Bank, CA
North of Cedros Isl., MX South of Cedros Isl., MX Cabo San Lucas, MX
Cabo Corrientes, MX Gulfo de Tehuantepec, MX Cabo Santa Elena, CR
Florida Keys St. Augustine, FL Cape Hatteras, NC
Cape May, NJ Sandy Hook, NY Cape Cod, MA
Portland, ME Bar Harbor, ME Nova Scotia Banks, Canada

Airport Weather Reports

Present Weather Condition at following airports along the coast of the U. S. and Central America:
(Be sure to check the date, sometimes the information is outdated
)
Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Cabo San Lucas, MX
Puerto Vallarta, MX Zihuatenejo, MX Acapulco, MX
Minatitlan, Mexico Comalapa, El Salvador Chinandega, Nicaragua
Key West, FL Miami, FL Savannah, GA
Elizabeth City, NC Norfolk, VA Atlantic City, NJ
Ney York, NY Block Island, RI Nantucket, MA
Boston, MA Portland, ME Bar Harbor, ME

Present Weather Condition at Airports:

Thanks to Don Whitlow, U.S.Weather Bureau, San Diego, for his help with these airport sites.

NOAA Weather Charts

Tropical Surface Analysis, Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
24 Hr Wind/Seas Forecast for CenPacific from Baja Calif. to Panama Canal
24 Hr Wind/Seas Forecast for Pacific Central America to Caribbean Sea
48 Hr Wind/Seas Forecast for Pacific Central America to Carribbean Sea
72 Hr Wind/Seas Forecast for Pacific Central America to Carribbean Sea
24 Hr Forecast for Sea State for Pacific Central America to Caribbean Sea


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General Internet Weather Sites

Color Motion Picture of US/Pacific Ocean Weather
Color Motion Picture of US/Atlantic Ocean Weather
Color Motion Picture of North-West Caribbean Ocean Weather
Color Enhanced Satellite Picture (IR Band) of Central America Weather: 
Color Enhanced Satellite Picture (IR Band) of Pacific Ocean Weather:
Color Enhanced Satellite Picture (IR Band) of Atlantic Ocean Weather:  
Annotated Color Enhanced Satellite Picture of Atlantic Ocean Weather
Annotated Color Enhanced Satellite Picture of Caribbean Weather
Color Chart with Isobars and Wind Patterns from US to Costa Rica
(Courtesy of: Tom, AA6TP, the Voice of Baja Weather)
US Navy Color Map of Pacific Wave Heights predicted in 2 days
 
Annotated Color Enhanced Satellite Picture of US Weather
 
 
NOAA Color Anim. of Cent. America Wave Heights for next 5 days (LongDownload Time)
NOAA Color Movie of US/Pacific Satellite Pictures (LongDownload Time)
NOAA Color Movie of US/Atlantic Satellite Pictures (LongDownload Time)
 
B/W Satellite Picture (IR Band) of North American Hemisphere:
B/W Satellite Picture (Visible Band) of North American Hemisphere:
B/W Satellite Picture (IR Band) of Pacific Hurricane Track:
B/W Satellite Picture (IR Band) of Atlantic Hurricane Track:
B/W Satelite Picture with Wind & Isobar Overlay for Pacific Ocean
(Courtesy of: Tom, AA6TP, the Voice of Baja Weather)
 
NOAA Weather Text Forecast for West Coast of Mexico:
NOAA Weather Text Forecast for Gulf of Mexico:
 
Weather Conditions at Bocas del Toro, Panama, Airport (TAF Report)
TAF City Code Information:
 
List of Pacific Satellite Pictures
List of Atlantic Satellite Pictures
US Navy Kauai Weather site for sattelite pictures plus wind/wave forcasts
US Navy Monterey Weather site for sattelite pictures plus wind/wave forecasts
 
Tropic Surface Analysis, Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans 
(saved to file PYEA11, need Word to read):
Present & 24 Hr Wind & Wave Forecast for Pacific from Baja Calif. to Panama Canal
 (saved to file PJBA90, need Word to read):
48 & 72 Hr Wind & Wave Forecast, Pacific Side of Central America to Caribbean Islands
(saved to file PWED10, need Word to read)

Weather Info via Email:

Weather forecasts can be obtained via email, including SailMail, by sending a email request to NOAA.  

To obtain a 1 - 2  page text message of the weather forecast for the Eastern Pacific Ocean off  Mexico and Central America send the following email:

Address email to:   ftpmail@weather.noaa.gov

Type the following into the text portion of message:

open
cd data
cd forecasts
cd marine
cd high_seas
get east_pacific_2.txt
quit

(Note:  Some programs, like PocketMail, require several blank lines at the beginning of the text message before the word "open"; otherwise, you keep getting an error message returned from noaa.gov.

Be sure you type the wording exactly.  Some common mistakes are to leave the "s" off forecasts and trying to combine all the "cd"s into one string. 

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To obtain a 1 - 2  page text message of the weather forecast for the Gulf of Mexico send the following email:

Address email to:   ftpmail@weather.noaa.gov

Type the following into the text portion of the message:

open
cd data
cd forecasts
cd marine
cd offshore
get fznt27.knhc.off.n06.txt
quit

(Note:  Some programs, like PocketMail, require several blank lines at the beginning of the text message before the word "open"; otherwise, you keep getting an error message returned from noaa.gov.

Be sure you type the wording exactly.  Some common mistakes are to leave the "s" off forecasts and trying to combine all the "cd"s into one string. 

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